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California
Zephyr
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Illustrations,
technical information courtesy of Katousa.com |
- CB&Q
EMD F-3's
Wearing the Chicago Burlington & Quincy passenger
service paint scheme of silver with black nose
stripes, these F3 units were on
the point when the very first run of the California
Zephyr pulled out of Chicago on its inaugural westbound
run, March 21, 1949.
- California
Zephyr Train Set
The California Zephyr is
one of the most famous and widely recognized transcontinental
trains in the history of North American railroading.
Kato will recreate and offer the complete original
consist of eleven cars that initiated the service
on March 20th, 1949. Said to be "a pretty train
from any angle" the CZ was jointly operated
by three railroads. The Chicago Burlington &
Quincy handled the train between Chicago and Denver.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western operated the
middle portion of the route, between Denver and
Salt Lake City, and the Western Pacific carried
the train between Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
Each of these railroads contributed specifically
lettered cars for the make-up of the train. Because
of its silver stainless-steel body, all of the cars
of the CZ were given a name characteristic to the
western territory it traversed with a "silver"
preface. EMD F3 locomotives from all three railroads,
as well as by AlCo PA and PB locomotives on the
D&RGW, supplied the power for the CZ. The CB&Q
operated their F3’s in an A-B-A lash-up. Kato
will offer this as a complete 11 car train which
will feature extensive
new tooling to better match CZ prototype on Kato's
well received passenger cars.
With newly tooled cars, this set
recreates the first-year consist of the CZ with
eight different car types. The exact specification
of car type and car name for each of the cars in
the set is below. Each car will feature a silver
corrugated-side body, accurate CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR
lettering, blackened metal wheels and Kato semi-automatic
knuckle couplers. The Observation car will feature
lighted tail lights, marker lights, tail sign.
The
interior of each of the cars can be dramatically
lighted with the optional installation of our #11-204
1-car/11-206 6-car Light Kit or LED lights 11-209
single / 11-210 6-car LED Light set (sold separately).
Because of the recognition and history of the California
Zephyr, this unprecedented set is sure to be coveted
by railfans, rail enthusiasts and railroad historians
around the world, not to mention the hobbyists
modeling
the CB&Q, D&RGW and WP.
As an added bonus, this 11-car set will
include enough N scale Unitrack at no additional
cost for a first-class presentation of the
set on a desk or shelf when not in operation
on a layout. Important: rd #'s shown below
are from Original set ... new set will have new
names/numbers on all cars. BLW will post as
available.
Information shown is from previous CZ set.
BLW will update when new car names/#'s are
available from Kato.
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Railroad
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Car
Type |
Car
Name |
Car
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| 106-055 |
CB&Q |
Baggage |
Silver
Bear |
1105
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| D&RGW |
Dome
Coach |
Silver
Bronco |
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| CB&Q |
Dome
Coach w/Conductor's Room |
Silver
Ranch |
4719
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| WP |
Dome
Coach |
Silver
Feather |
812
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| CB&Q |
Dome-Buffet |
Silver
Club |
250
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| CB&Q |
10-6
Sleeper |
Silver Valley |
428
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| D&RGW |
10-6
Sleeper |
Silver
Glacier |
1134
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| CB&Q |
Diner |
Silver
Diner |
194
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| D&RGW |
16-Sec
Sleeper |
Silver
Aspen |
1120
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| WP |
10-6
Sleeper |
Silver
Canyon |
862 |
| D&RGW |
Dome
Observation |
Silver
Sky |
1145
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California
Zephyr 11 Car Passenger Set - 5th Run
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California
Zephyr 11 Car Train Set
ITEM
# KA-106057 |
LIST:
$270
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Kato
LED Lighting Kits are available. Not only do the
LED's illuminate better, they are recommended
because they do not create heat.
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Lighting
Kit , single car w/white LED
ITEM
# KA-11209 - Immediate shipment |
$6.95
LIST:
$9.98
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Lighting
Kit , 6 car set w/white LED
ITEM
# KA-11210 - Immediate shipment |
$33.75
LIST:
$50.00
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F3's -- Motive Power for California Zephyr |
Kato's
CB&Q F3's back in stock. A Units have new rd #'s, B
unit, no rd #'s. |
The
Western Pacific Railroad operated the westernmost leg
of the California Zephyr's route. At the head-end of
the CZ for the WP was an A-B-B consist of EMD F3 diesels.
Restock of both A/B units now available.
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Kato's
Rio Grande's F3's shown w/Cal Zeph set. Click on photo
for Cal Zeph details/availability.
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Conversions for Kato EMD F-Units 
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